The Eighth Amendment bars the federal government from imposing…
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On May 2, 2019, North Dakota took a major first step in civil…
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Hoosier Tyson Timbs is on the brink of a Supreme Court decision…
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A challenge to a rare legal scenario in which a federally protected…
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Questions raised about how law enforcement freezes property during…
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In 2017, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) reported more…
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There’s an under-the-radar fight brewing in Washington, D.C.,…
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A nurse from Katy is suing Customs and Border Protection after…
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Forfeiture is a fairly big business for the Department of Homeland Security; seized more than $2 billion at airports between 2000 and 2016 and overwhelming number of owners were never even accused of committing a crime.
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We looked at some of the states that have restricted civil forfeiture…
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Macomb County, Mi., Prosecutor Eric Smith, accused of embezzlement…
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Mackinac Center signs onto amicus brief in Salgado v. United…
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Under a civil forfeiture loophole, Missouri law enforcement agencies…
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A South Carolina circuit court judge in Horry County has ruled…
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The Heartland Institute reports that three new bills were signed…
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Every once in a while, a criminal makes a mighty blunder when…
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The U.S. government has seized $1.2 billion worth of cryptos…
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A judge in Statesville last week barred Mooresville police from…
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The Supreme Court Has Limited How Much Private Property States Can Seize
North Dakota Takes A Bite Out Of Civil Asset Forfeiture
FBI Uses “Cute” Propaganda Campaign to Justify Civil Asset Forfeiture
An Indiana man was caught with $260 of heroin. The state took his $42,000 Land Rover.
Two Celebrities Charged With Unlawfully Touting Coin Offerings
Small Heroin Sale Tees Up High Court Test of Forfeiture Laws
Home, Assets Tied Up For Years As Family Awaits Forfeiture Process
Wisconsin Enacts Sweeping Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform
Civil Forfeiture: Can the Government Really Seize and Take Ownership of My Company’s Assets?
Civil asset forfeiture reform is sweeping the nation
The government took $41,000 from this Texan at a Houston airport six months ago. They never gave it back.
A look into DHS asset forfeiture procedures
5 states that reformed civil forfeiture laws – and one that didn’t
MI Prosecutor Quits Over Forfeiture Fund Charges
Forfeiture Cases Can Take Years, Even for the Innocent; Supreme Court May Help
Loophole Lets Missouri Cops Keep Millions in Forfeiture Funds (and Away from Schools)
How A Quiet Police Lobbying Campaign Killed Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform In Missouri
Civil asset forfeiture in South Carolina is unconstitutional, circuit court judge rules
Michigan Bans The Cops From Seizing Your Property Without Conviction
EDITORIAL: Civil asset forfeiture horror story shows need for reform
US Government is Seizing so Many Cryptos, It’s Enrolling Private Contractors
How Civil Asset Forfeiture Turns Authorities into ‘Bounty Hunters’
Mooresville Police Face Legal Fight Over Cash Seized From Suspects
The Continuing Perversity of Civil Asset Forfeiture